tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post7748024007461003124..comments2023-10-29T10:24:23.730-04:00Comments on Things I Can't Say: Pour Your Heart Out: When to Stay and When to GoShellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-27114577371515401352011-06-05T00:59:11.259-04:002011-06-05T00:59:11.259-04:00Hi, Shell... it's been a ridiculously long tim...Hi, Shell... it's been a ridiculously long time since I've commented here. Life just happened and I haven't had much time to go to all my blogs. But I just read this post and loved it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660382153003691371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-80691652522581218002011-06-04T19:12:42.646-04:002011-06-04T19:12:42.646-04:00I think this is my very favorite PYHO post I have ...I think this is my very favorite PYHO post I have ever read, Shell. Knowing when to leave and when to stay is, as you said, one of the hardest decisions to ever make... but you have clearly made the right one. Thank you so much for your honesty and for crafting a post that really does speak to me. <br /><br />*HUGS*mypixiebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135461083810124483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-9971416629943422282011-06-03T00:47:09.187-04:002011-06-03T00:47:09.187-04:00Just now commenting, sorry. My phone is being fun...Just now commenting, sorry. My phone is being funky about blogger. :/<br />I was wondering what happened with the guy in the series you had written. Obviously you didn't marry him. But i wondered if you knew how his life turned out. I guess you do. Yikes. I am so glad things worked out for you and five years later you HAD decided to stay.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128941432434492317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-24303452025333377722011-06-02T21:07:50.538-04:002011-06-02T21:07:50.538-04:00Very well put, Shell.Very well put, Shell.HopefulLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828629376878263116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-3177751196506906512011-06-02T15:30:58.143-04:002011-06-02T15:30:58.143-04:00I just wanted to tell you that you're "I ...I just wanted to tell you that you're "I decided to stay" portion of this post really resonated with me, for my own personal reasons. Wonderful perspective. Thank you.<br /><br />What a great idea for a meme. I'll plan on linking up next week and in the future!Kristin @ What She Saidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059205340350718840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-67192431447098022222011-06-02T12:30:09.074-04:002011-06-02T12:30:09.074-04:00I love this post. It's amazing how one decisio...I love this post. It's amazing how one decision can completely alter your entire life.The Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723464733111405587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-91861613060704605852011-06-02T11:24:58.087-04:002011-06-02T11:24:58.087-04:00Whatever the decision, look forward with renewed d...Whatever the decision, look forward with renewed determination. The "what ifs" can torment you.<br /><br />I loved the line "I would only have two boys, not three."Good Companyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199803488145525441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-71065821458416190752011-06-02T08:50:49.785-04:002011-06-02T08:50:49.785-04:00None of it is easy, and it's tough knowing if ...None of it is easy, and it's tough knowing if you're making the right call at the time. It's not until later that it really becomes clear.Liz Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-59926066124751088682011-06-02T03:19:09.348-04:002011-06-02T03:19:09.348-04:00You're so right. Thank goodness for making the...You're so right. Thank goodness for making the right decisions. They sure are hard to see sometimes!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034271381748240025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-54215990310505915942011-06-02T01:10:03.655-04:002011-06-02T01:10:03.655-04:00Your heart knows best, Shell. Thank you for sharin...Your heart knows best, Shell. Thank you for sharing, and thank goodness for good decisions!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-24089886586921883272011-06-02T00:48:20.669-04:002011-06-02T00:48:20.669-04:00I'm glad you listened to yourself. You obvious...I'm glad you listened to yourself. You obviously made the right choices.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-11629149331968604312011-06-02T00:15:10.964-04:002011-06-02T00:15:10.964-04:00Beautiful post.
Relationships are definately toug...Beautiful post.<br /><br />Relationships are definately tough. I debated leaving Tom in the beginning. I'm so glad I didn't and we worked everything out. Otherwise there would have been no Natalie. And my blog would have been boring.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-5291101161786525582011-06-01T23:31:08.834-04:002011-06-01T23:31:08.834-04:00Absolutely! Im so glad I left the bad relationship...Absolutely! Im so glad I left the bad relationship I was in when I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-11366171968057304082011-06-01T23:01:59.681-04:002011-06-01T23:01:59.681-04:00Its amazing to think about what might have been......Its amazing to think about what might have been...it never fails to make me SO grateful for what I have now. Good post!Honey B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03809444585189492072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-15170523018624359652011-06-01T22:54:22.798-04:002011-06-01T22:54:22.798-04:00Such tough decisions. I love how you compared/cont...Such tough decisions. I love how you compared/contrasted leaving and staying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-7624337052412150562011-06-01T22:34:46.866-04:002011-06-01T22:34:46.866-04:00Sigh, I am crappy at making decisions. I haven'...Sigh, I am crappy at making decisions. I haven't made one right one YET when it comes to men. Stay when I should've left each time. Sigh...Hope I can do it right one of these days. I'm not getting any younger.<br /><br />~MimiMimi Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860967608697974293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-10264200792489519982011-06-01T22:12:18.625-04:002011-06-01T22:12:18.625-04:00I am so glad that I waited, that I prayed, that Go...I am so glad that I waited, that I prayed, that God showed me someone I would never walk away from or that would every walk away from me. Being a child of divorce, that was my biggest fear - and God took that fear away!<br /><br />It takes a strong woman to make the strong decisions. You are one of those women! Way to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-30654394937432556002011-06-01T21:59:21.874-04:002011-06-01T21:59:21.874-04:00Great post! If I had left, I wouldn't have a ...Great post! If I had left, I wouldn't have a beautiful 3 year old girl...or any of the life I have now. In fact, I can imagine it would be the complete opposite. I think, when it's right, even though everything in you says to leave...your heart won't budge. Mine wouldn't...no matter how bad I wanted it too. And we've made it work. Love this post...thank you for that.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267311177081002256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-79704022664778425202011-06-01T20:56:51.837-04:002011-06-01T20:56:51.837-04:00So beautiful and powerful. I'm so glad that yo...So beautiful and powerful. I'm so glad that you did leave. Look at all the beautiful things you would have missed out on.<br />Plus, you needed to leave for YOU.Kimberlyhttp://makemommygosomethingsomething.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-28439929174885667402011-06-01T20:19:47.688-04:002011-06-01T20:19:47.688-04:00This is so true--any of us could have ended up on ...This is so true--any of us could have ended up on a different path, a worse path, if we chose differently along the way. I think about that a lot. What an eloquent expression of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-69925942823871397772011-06-01T19:01:28.903-04:002011-06-01T19:01:28.903-04:00That is great that you followed your heart no matt...That is great that you followed your heart no matter how hard(at the time) it may have seemed.Louriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477223472789865063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-15929401696802367792011-06-01T18:43:47.960-04:002011-06-01T18:43:47.960-04:00It is a tough decision to know when to stay and wh...It is a tough decision to know when to stay and when to go. I'm glad you made the right decision both times.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169305509191258173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-60960295044638175292011-06-01T18:12:58.666-04:002011-06-01T18:12:58.666-04:00The timing of this post is incredible. That's...The timing of this post is incredible. That's EXACTLY where Tim and I are at right now. But it seems we're always at a crossroads...things get better for awhile and then we get back to this point where we're virtual strangers raising kids together in the same home. He says I'm selfish if I "give up" but I feel like I'm making every possible effort I can...but at what cost? My happiness? I don't just don't know.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this...can you believe I'm not brave enough to even share this on my own blog?Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743718606624231459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-11093763540337455762011-06-01T16:49:32.734-04:002011-06-01T16:49:32.734-04:00My husband and I separated twice. It's a long ...My husband and I separated twice. It's a long story, but despite everything that happened, we always seem to come back together. I sometimes wonder what it would be like if we would have stayed apart and gotten a divorce. I'm glad you made the right choices for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866181421636225099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027534132693377698.post-25764726409056309702011-06-01T16:35:05.254-04:002011-06-01T16:35:05.254-04:00This is an incredible post. Isn't it amazing ...This is an incredible post. Isn't it amazing how in life you can look back and you can see where a path went in two or more ways and you chose the right path. Crazy.For the Love of Naps - Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694659976017646924noreply@blogger.com